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WWCN12 CWWG 220835  
RAINFALL WARNING  
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 3:35 A.M. CDT FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2025.  
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RAINFALL WARNING FOR:  
      THOMPSON - NELSON HOUSE - SPLIT LAKE  
      LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN  
      GILLAM  
      SHAMATTAWA.  
  
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==DISCUSSION==  
  
RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, IS EXPECTED.  
  
LOCATIONS: PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MANITOBA.   
  
TOTAL RAINFALL: 50 TO 70 MM, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN   
THUNDERSTORMS.   
  
TIME SPAN: THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT.   
  
REMARKS: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PRAIRIES   
WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN   
MANITOBA.   
  
RAINFALL IS ONGOING ACROSS NORTHERN MANITOBA, WITH THE HEAVIEST BAND   
OF RAIN NOW LYING NORTH OF THOMPSON AND SOUTH OF TADOULE LAKE.   
  
THE HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH SHOWERY   
WEATHER LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND.  
  
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS.   
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. WATCH FOR   
POSSIBLE WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS.   
  
RAINFALL WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.   
  
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY   
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO   
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING   
(HASH)MBSTORM.  
  
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  
  
END/PASPC  
 
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